April 22, 2008
St. Joseph's Day Reflection
At evening prayer held in honor of St. Joseph's Day, Assistant Professor of Moral Theology, Dr. Stephen Miles, gave a reflection on fatherhood. Dr. Miles and his wife, Donna, and their daughter and son joined the community for dinner in a celebration of this special feast day. Read Dr. Miles' reflection here.
April 17, 2008
Holy Father visits United States
St. Mary's faculty and students were privileged to be among the thousands of people who joined the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, at a Mass in Washington, D.C.. The Holy Father spoke of hope, grace and forgiveness during his homily at the event. St. Mary's, which confers degrees recognized by the Vatican, celebrated the Pope's visit by flying the Papal banners.
April 7, 2008-May 1, 2008
From Diocese to Archdiocese: Baltimore 1808 is an exhibit to commemorate Baltimore’s bicentennial as the nation’s first archdiocese. The exhibit will feature historical documents, including papal bulls and official correspondence from the papers of Abp. John Carroll. The exhibit will be on display in Laubacher Hall at St. Mary’s Seminary & University and is open to the public Monday – Thursday, 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Abp. O’Brien will be holding a press conference on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 2:00 pm to open the exhibit. Visitors are asked to use the main entrance.
Most Reverend Joseph Kurtz, D.D. Archbishop of Louisville, celebrated the installation of candidates for lector and acolyte at St. Mary's this week. Men from twelve dioceses were installed. St. Mary's congratulates all those who received these ministries.
St. Mary’s Seminary & University mourns the loss of long-time employee, Charlie Pertsch. Charlie worked at St. Mary’s, St. Charles and Paca Street for over 50 years and was truly an institution at Roland Park. An alumnus himself, (St. Charles, 1945) Charlie always greeted alumni by name whenever they returned to Baltimore.
Eternal rest grant unto your servant, Charles, O Lord.
Read Fr. Hurst's Homily at the Memorial Service for Charlie held on January 28, 2008.
Fr. Thomas R. Hurst S.S. is installed as President Rector by Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, D.D., Archbishop of Baltimore.
Reverend Thomas R. Hurst, S.S. signs the Profession of Faith as he is installed as the new President Rector of St. Mary’s Seminary & University by Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien on Friday, November 30, 2007. For text of Archbishop O'Brien's homily, please click here.
October 27, 2007
The first annual Presentation Cup Soccer Tournament was held on Saturday October 27, 2007 at St. Mary’s. Soccer teams came from Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Theological College, and the Dominican House of Studies to join St. Mary’s students in a beautiful day of soccer. The championship game was a Sulpician showdown between Theological College and St. Mary’s. At the end of the day, it was Theological College who went home with the Presentation Cup.
St. Mary’s welcomed over 140 alumni from the seminary, St. Charles College, Paca Street and the Seminary College for the annual Alumni Days celebrations on October 17 and 18, 2007. Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien, the newly installed Archbishop of Baltimore, celebrated the Mass and our new President Rector, Father Thomas R. Hurst, S. S. (St. Mary’s class of 1973), was the homilist. The Most Rev. W. Francis Malooly (St. Mary's class of 1970) concelebrated the liturgy.
St. Mary's Chosen as Partner in Excellence
The Pastoral Formation program at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore has been chosen as a “Partner in Excellence” by the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management in Washington, DC. As a Partner in Excellence, St. Mary’s joins a select group of Catholic institutions across America that have committed themselves to the education of its members on a series of 55 ethical criteria and accountability principles, known as The Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Catholic Sector. Click here to read press release.
St. Mary's was a major sponsor of the 44th Annual NCDVD Convention held in Baltimore this year and dedicated to the Blessed Mother as the model of vocations. Over 200 vocation office personnel joined St. Mary's community for the Rosary, meetings held throughout the Seminary and Mass. The new national office of the NCDVD, located at St. Mary's, was blessed during the Mass. Fr. Thomas Hurst, S.S., President Rector, welcomed the guests for the Rosary. Read Fr. Hurst's remarks..
Only strong souls willing to accept the challenge of the priesthood. Read the article by Rev. Robert F. Leavitt, S.S. published in the Baltimore Sun.
Rev. David Couturier, OFM Cap. has been appointed to the Richard and Barbara Fisher Chair in Theology. This chair is awarded to a faculty member who has scholarly interest in the public and social dimensions of theology and in the papal teaching of John Paul II.
Fr. Thomas R. Hurst, S.S., President Rector of St. Mary's, has announced the following faculty appointments.
Rev. Gladstone Stevens, S.S. has been appointed to the France Merrick Chair in Theology. This chair is awarded to a faculty member who has scholarly interest and/or publications in the ecumenical dimensions of theology
July 12, 2007
St. Mary’s Seminary & University, America’s first Catholic Seminary, joins with the Archdiocese of Baltimore in welcoming Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien as the 15th Archbishop of Baltimore. Archbishop O’Brien possesses a wealth of experience, particularly in seminary work, which will be a true blessing to St. Mary’s.
Fr. Hurst, the faculty of the Seminary and Ecumenical Institute, and the entire St. Mary’s community offers thanks to God for the service of Cardinal William Keeler. Cardinal Keeler is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s and Chancellor of the Seminary & University and has been a visionary leader for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Seminary. We are most grateful for his guidance and commitment to priestly vocations, pro-life work, ecumenical dialogue, and the care of the needy in this Archdiocese.
Fr. Tom Hurst, S.S.
appointed new President-Rector of St. Mary's
The Provincial Council of the U.S. Province of the Society of St. Sulpice has appointed Father Thomas R. Hurst, S.S., S.T.L.,Ph.D. President-Rector of St. Mary's Seminary & University effective July 1, 2007. This appointment was made by the Sulpicians Fathers with the approval of His Eminence Cardinal William Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chancellor of St. Mary's Seminary & University.
Click here to go to press release or here to go to statement by Fr. Robert Leavitt, S.S.